The request to depose Goodell comes in addition to the requests for depositions with...

]]>Sun, 5 Nov 2017 11:01:00 PSTShalane Flanagan upsets Mary Keitany to become first U.S. woman to win NYC Marathon since 1977Jake Seinerhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-shalane-flanagan-nyc-marathon-20171105-story.html
Shalane Flanagan dethroned Mary Keitany on Sunday and became the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon since 1977, potentially ending her decorated career with her first major marathon victory.

Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya won the men's race, holding off countryman Wilson Kipsang...

]]>Sun, 5 Nov 2017 10:38:00 PSTKamworor holds off fellow Kenyan Kipsang to win NYC MarathonJake Seinerhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-geoffrey-kamworor-nyc-marathon-20171105-story.html
Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya has won the New York City Marathon, holding off countryman Wilson Kipsang by three seconds for his first major victory.

Kamworor ran the race in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 53 seconds. He and Kipsang embraced just past the finish line to huge cheers.

American running great and...

]]>Sun, 5 Nov 2017 09:24:00 PSTUmpire Joe West hit in head by ball thrown from Miller Park standsRich Rovitohttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-umpire-west-hit-in-head-by-ball-miller-park-stands-20170701-story.html
A ball apparently thrown from the stands at Miller Park struck first-base umpire Joe West directly in the back of the head, leading to a seven-minute delay during the Miami-Milwaukee game as security personnel tried to locate the culprit. West was positioned behind the bag with one out and Milwaukee's...
]]>Sat, 1 Jul 2017 04:45:00 PDTFIFA removes Qatari match officials due to diplomatic crisisRob Harrishttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-qatar-fifa-world-cup-referee-20170611-story.html
FIFA has waded into the escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis by removing a Qatari referee from a 2018 World Cup qualifier following a request from the United Arab Emirates.

The decision was taken due to the "geopolitical situation" in the region, FIFA told The Associated Press on Sunday, hours after...

"I'm certain Uber drivers have been telling them how to hit," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said Sunday before both socked critical home runs in the Cubs' 7-5 victory against the Rockies....

]]>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 17:42:00 PDTNadal tops Wawrinka for record 10th French OpenHoward Fendrichhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-nadal-wawrinka-french-open-20170611-story.html
As he sat in front of a TV to watch last year's French Open final, sidelined by an injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal had no way to know for sure, of course, that he would return to the height of his powers.

For the second time in a row, the most important match at the most important clay-court tournament...

]]>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 09:38:00 PDTUsain Bolt runs away with a victory in his emotional final race in JamaicaCindy Borenhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-usain-bolt-last-race-jamaica-20170611-story.html
Usain Bolt's toughest opponents in his final race in his Jamaican homeland were emotions and nerves.

The eight-time Olympic champion sprinter bade farewell in a 100-meter race on Saturday evening, winning in front of a sold-out crowd of 30,000 in Kingston.

"The run, it was just okay. I must say...

]]>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:25:00 PDTJudge tosses suit against NHL over enforcer's death, on-ice violenceJason Meisnerhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-nhl-concussion-lawsuit-tossed-met-20170605-story.html
A federal judge in Chicago threw out a wrongful-death lawsuit Monday alleging the National Hockey League's promotion of gratuitous on-ice violence led to the 2011 overdose death of a veteran "enforcer."

The lawsuit filed by the parents of Derek Boogaard alleged the former Minnesota Wild winger...

]]>Mon, 5 Jun 2017 10:32:50 PDTWhite Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon to make first rehab start TuesdayColleen Kanehttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-carlos-rodon-white-sox-rehab-start-20170604-story.html
White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon will pitch in his first competitive game since mid-March when he begins a rehab assignment with Class-A Winston-Salem on Tuesday.

The Sox announced Rodon's start Sunday morning, and it classified as big news considering the club's No. 2 starter has spent his last...

]]>Sun, 4 Jun 2017 16:15:00 PDTJimmy Piersall called it as he saw it - for better or worsePhil Rosenthalhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-jimmy-piersall-media-rosenthal-spt-0605-20170604-column.html
Jimmy Piersall may have been the only sports announcer to always — always — say exactly what he thought.

It wasn't always smart or fair, and he wasn't always right or enlightened. It was always captivating, which is more than can be said of some of the games he called.

Fans hung on his every word,...

]]>Sun, 4 Jun 2017 16:50:00 PDTFormer outfielder, White Sox broadcaster Jimmy Piersall dead at 87Colleen Kanehttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-jimmy-piersall-obituary-white-sox-20170604-story.html
Jimmy Piersall, the colorful former White Sox broadcaster and major-league outfielder of 17 seasons, died Saturday at a care facility in Wheaton at the age of 87.

Piersall played from 1950 to 1967 with the Red Sox, Indians, Senators, Mets and Angels. A two-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove...

]]>Mon, 5 Jun 2017 04:45:00 PDTMore than 1,500 injured in panic after soccer gameAssociated Presshttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-juventus-soccer-panic-injury-20170604-story.html
More than 1,500 people were injured when panic swept through a crowd of Juventus fans watching the Champions League final in a piazza in the northern Italian city of Turin, authorities said Sunday.

The Turin prefect said in a statement that the crowd "was taken by panic and by the psychosis of...

]]>Sun, 4 Jun 2017 05:02:00 PDTFormer NFL star Aaron Hernandez hangs himself in his prison cellJimmy Golenhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-aaron-hernandez-dead-20170419-story.html
Hours before his former New England Patriots teammates were due to visit the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl victory, prison officials say, Aaron Hernandez tied one end of his bedsheet to a window and the other around his neck and hanged himself.

In a maximum-security prison outside Boston,...

]]>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:52:00 PDTKathrine Switzer was attacked 50 years ago as she ran the Boston Marathon. Why? She was a woman.Kelyn Soonghttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-kathrine-switzer-boston-marathon-20170417-story.html
Kathrine Switzer was a few miles into her history-making run at the Boston Marathon on April 19, 1967, when Jock Semple, the co-director of the famous 26-mile race, suddenly appeared behind her and tried to shove her out of the competition.

Krushelnitsky tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, which is believed to help blood circulation,...

]]>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:15:00 PSTWhy the Olympics TV broadcast beats all the online viewing choicesAnick Jesdanunhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-olympics-tv-internet-20180221-story.html
When it comes to the Olympics, too much choice can paralyze you with indecision. With five television channels, online streaming, virtual reality and Snapchat, where do you even start?

Catch curling on the USA Network, and you might miss that superb — or disastrous — figure skating routine that...

]]>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:37:00 PSTThey left their slower teammate behind. Now their country's fans want them banned.Chelsea Janeshttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-spt-olympics-speedskating-team-petition-20180221-story.html
Noh Seon-Yeong's tears have mobilized the hosts of the Pyeongchang Olympics, marring the Games for a nation that prides itself on sportsmanship and civility.

Noh, a long-track speedskater, cried in the infield of the Gangneung Oval Monday night after being humiliated by her teammates in the team...

]]>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:30:00 PSTStop treating extreme sport athletes as second-class OlympiansJerry Brewerhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-spt-extreme-sport-athletes-olympics-20180221-story.html
If you're addicted to sports misery, you can't just look at the United States' modest Winter Olympics medal haul thus far. No, that's not depressing enough. To crank up the anguish to its max, you must turn haughty, create an antiquated tier system to rank the importance of each sport and then...
]]>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:30:00 PSTU.S. women win bronze in team pursuit to end speedskating medal droughtBeth Harrishttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-spt-speedskating-medal-team-pursuit-united-states-20180221-story.html
Mia Manganello crossed the finish line, glanced at the videoboard and let out a yell. She then grabbed hands with American teammates Heather Bergsma and Brittany Bowe, and the trio thrust their arms in the air.

The Americans had reason to celebrate Wednesday. They finally won a long-track speedskating...

]]>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:15:00 PSTOlympic bronze doesn't begin to tell the story of Lindsey Vonn, the greatest female ski racer of all timeBarry Svrlugahttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-spt-lindsey-vonn-greatest-female-ski-racer-20180221-story.html
Her body still functions, and because her mind has never changed, she can still will all that scar tissue down a ski hill at harrowing speeds. But this here is the end for Lindsey Vonn, at least in the Olympics. What it took to slide into the start gate Wednesday morning at Jeongseon Alpine Centre...
]]>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:40:00 PSTU.S. team of Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs win silver in women's bobsledTim Reynoldshttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/ct-spt-bobsled-united-states-silver-olympics-20180221-story.html
Women's bobsledding has a new star, and a surprise Olympic champion.

Germany's Mariama Jamanka — a winner of exactly zero major international races in her life until now — drove to gold in the women's bobsled event at the Pyeongchang Games on Wednesday night, adding to her country's dominant showing...